The Absolute Dumpster Fire That Has Been My Life
The last few weeks have been nothing short of some terrible Shakespearean tragedy or, depending on the readers’ viewpoint, perhaps comedy because only in a story would so much insanity happen back to back. I don’t even know if I believe it. Let me take you back to the more innocent time of 2 weeks […]
The Butcher Game – A Startling Sequel
Life has been a chaotic mess lately. It was a welcome relief to lose myself in a book so effortlessly. I found myself so excited to finish this one that I actually went out and bought myself the literally cheapest Kindle (this is what I asked the Best Buy guy for) I could find so […]
Homecoming: Why High School is Both Great and Terrible
I am long past the days of school dances and lunch table politics. Or so I thought. This year, for the first time, I will have a high schooler. How the actual hell did that happen? Without warning, she reminded me that she needed me to pick up my sister’s old homecoming dresses so she […]
Repeat After Me – Seafood Is Magic
I’m a sucker for pretty books. When my favorite local bookstore (shout out Little Green Bookstore!) got an ARC of Repeat After Me and asked if I’d be interested, I jumped sight unseen into the tepid, drug filled waters of Jessica Warman‘s chaotic island world. I had less than zero idea what this book was […]
Going To The Same Emergency Room Twice Is Not Awesome
We’ve had a cold going around the family. Nothing particularly serious, but after my middle child R couldn’t get rid of the cough, I took him in to the doctor. Pneumonia. Freaking Pneumonia. He didn’t even seem particularly ill. I had him stay home from school the next day and he spent the afternoon acting […]
The Madness – When Women Fight Back
When Mina returns home to help discover the cause of her friend’s mysterious illness, it is more strange than she could ever imagine. Should you read this book?
Weekends are for Chaos: Coffee, Aliens, and Showers
This past weekend was crazy. Blink and you’ll miss it, I think I saw an alien at one point, and also my sister, and maybe there was cake. I swear to God the “rest on the weekend crowd” is full of absolute nonsense or possibly has access to one of those time turners that Hermione […]
The Unmothers – Small Town Terror
(Technically, I’m giving this a 4.5. This widget does not understand that I need more options.) The Unmothers has been described as Midsommar meets the Handmaid’s Tale. The creepy small town vibes are 100% on point. My own smallish town is looking more suspicious by the minute. I have been a little concerned about what […]
Why I Can’t Be Trusted at Hospitals 🏥
This past weekend, Kevin and I went to the hospital for a visit. This is, generally speaking, never a super fun endeavor, but thankfully, everyone was recovering well, so it was just to say hello. Never one to miss an opportunity to make myself seem insane, I start off visits by telling everyone about the […]
By Any Other Name – Aliases and Roses
By Any Other Name is the newest offering from literary powerhouse Jodi Picoult. This book follows the dueling perspectives of Emilia in 1500s England and her descendant Melina in modern day New York. Both women are aspiring playwrights held back by the hurdles women face in the industry. Both are writing under pseudonyms to placate […]